This suggests to us that Whitmer’s real goal is practical: she wants to hold Enbridge’s feet to the fire and raise the bar on maintenance and care of the pipeline. (More on this in a minute.) If so, this cloud could have a silver lining for Justin Trudeau. It could be an excellent opportunity to send at least three timely and important messages to Canadians.
First, Canadians everywhere remain highly dependent on fossil fuels – and that’s a point well worth making. When Central Canada’s oil is quietly flowing in from Alberta, it’s easy to forget how dependent people are on it. The threat of losing that supply literally overnight is sobering.
Recall how Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet casually dismissed the proposed Energy East pipeline in the 2019 Leaders’ Debate, citing Quebeckers’ concerns over climate change. What will he have to say about pipelines if the province is suddenly desperate for gas and diesel and Montreal’s Pierre Elliot Trudeau Airport can’t get jet fuel?
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